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Published: 26 May 2011

Länsi-Turunmaa is the municipality with highest number of free-time residences 2010

According to Statistics Finland, there were 489,000 free-time residences in Finland at the end of 2010. In terms of absolute numbers, the municipality of Länsi-Turunmaa had the highest quantity of free-time residences, or over 8,000. Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Salo, Kuopio,Kuusamo and Raasepori had the next largest numbers of free-time residences. In each of them the stock of free-time residences exceeded 6,000. As a result of municipal mergers, the number of free-time residences in many urban municipalities rather describes the volume of summer housing in the region than free-time residences located in the urban area.

Highest number of free-time residences, 31 December 2010

(Regional Division based on Municipalities on 1 Jan. 2011)	Number of free-time residences
Länsi-Turunmaa	8 374
Hämeenlinna	7 694
Kouvola	7 605
Salo	7 074
Kuopio	6 575
Kuusamo	6 394
Raasepori	6 352
Mikkeli	5 768
Mäntyharju	4 702
Kemiönsaari	4 575

In the 2000s, the highest numbers of new free-time residences have been built in Kuusamo, Kittilä, Kolari and Länsi-Turunmaa, over 60 new cottages per year, on average. The regions with the highest numbers of new free-time residences constructed were Lapland, Etelä-Savo and Varsinais-Suomi. New free-time residences are larger in area than before. The average area of free-time residences built in the 2000s was 64 square metres, while it was 49 square metres for free-time residences built in the 1990s.

Source: Buildings and Free-time Residences, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marja Hermiö (09) 1734 3211, Arja Tiihonen (09) 1734 3272, Elina Aspblad-Huohvanainen (09) 1734 3232, asuminen@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

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• Appendix table 1. Number of buildings, dwellings and persons by type of building and number of storeys 31 Dec. 2010 (26.5.2011)
• Appendix table 2. Number of buildings by intended use in 1980 - 2010 (26.5.2011)
• Appendix table 3. Number of buildings by heating fuel 1970-2010 (26.5.2011)
• Appendix table 4. Number of buildings by construction material 1960-2010 (26.5.2011)

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Updated 26.5.2011